Dublin Bus Dilemma We All Go Through Goes Viral

27 October 2017

This is the most relatable thing we've seen all day.

The leap card has made all of our lives easier. You don't have to rummage in your pockets for change, you can jump on the luas at a moment's notice and you save a bit of money. It's a win-win situation.

There is one dilemma, however, that we face on a regular basis and we thought we were alone with it until now.

Now, the issue isn't with the system itself, but rather the awkward moment it creates with bus drivers.

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Reddit user Uncle Bawnya detailed their experience and it really hits home with us.

The struggling commuter writes:

"Whenever I put my leap card on the thing for the driver to charge it, they always indicate it's ready a second or two before the machine beeps. Maybe I'm misreading the body language/gestures but the drivers always seem impatient for me to take the card off early, like they know it charges the card a few seconds before it beeps.

So, bus drivers, is there a delay between the machine charging the card and the beep? Are we all wasting valuable seconds waiting for it?"

Finally, someone has said it! We thought it was just us.

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The post is also getting a great reaction.

One user writes "It's so stressful. They say thanks and then you're standing there holding the thing praying for it to beep so you can stop looking like an absolute gobs****"

Another says "I thought it was just my leap card - and it makes me tense every time. Yes, i've a lot going on in my life that this is the most stress-inducing thing I have face on a daily basis. That and impending global catastrophe."